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The little museum in Yalvac (aka Pisidian Antioch) is well worth seeing.\u00a0 It has a room dedicated to Paul and the remains of his period, though sadly they\u2019ve misidentified the Sergius Paulus inscription stone as about Paul of Tarsus.\u00a0 More on this below.\u00a0 It\u2019s a stone Mark Wilson and I found out in the courtyard beside the museum and asked them to put inside, which they did and then somebody from Ankara involved in antiquities decided it was a Byzantine inscription about St. Paul. Were that right, it would have been in Byzantine Greek.\u00a0 In fact it is in Latin of the sort we find all over the Empire in Paul\u2019s day.\u00a0 \u00a0Here\u2019s the stone without misidentification\u2026 and then below it, with the wrong label on it\u2026<\/p>\n

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There is behind it a nice chart of Paul\u2019s journeys, and there is this\u2026<\/p>\n

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This depicts the ancient city gates and forum from Paul\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the first century this city suffered severely from famine leading the Emperor to do something to help the town.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a depiction of the original city gate\u2026<\/p>\n

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Here below are some fascinating miniature altars of various descriptions. These would be used in homes for small grain or wine pouring offerings. It is unlikely these were used to sacrifice animals, even small birds.<\/p>\n

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Here below is an honorific inscription in Greek (notice the scripta continua, a continuous flow of Greek letters which it took reading skill to read.<\/p>\n

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Here is an absolutely fascinating piece\u2026.<\/p>\n

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What is this? A lineup for kindergarten graduation with one tike deciding to take off his clothes.\u00a0 Inquiring minds want to know.\u00a0 Below is Fido enshrined in marble no less\u2026 and I thought modern people were extravagant in their love of their dogs\u2026<\/p>\n

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Here is a Cybele statue\u2026she was a healer, protector goddess, and a goddess of fertility as well\u2026<\/p>\n

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Below, a beautifully executed statue of Athena, followed by a statue of\u00a0 the god Men<\/p>\n

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The god Men below\u2026<\/p>\n


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This might be a representation of Alexander and his beloved horse Bucephalus\u2026<\/p>\n

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As a Roman colony city, there were numerous statues and inscriptions honoring Caesar\u2026.\u00a0 This one has the image of Caesar chiseled out of it\u2026 damnatio memoriae perhaps\u2026.<\/p>\n

After all this, it\u2019s good to sit under a eucalyptus tree and have some ice coffee\u2026<\/p>\n

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Or we could try this yoghurt and cinnamon concoction this lady was offering\u2014 it was delicious\u2026 and refreshing<\/p>\n

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The little museum in Yalvac (aka Pisidian Antioch) is well worth seeing.\u00a0 It has a room dedicated to Paul and the remains of his period, though sadly they\u2019ve misidentified the Sergius Paulus inscription stone as about Paul of Tarsus.\u00a0 More on this below.\u00a0 It\u2019s a stone Mark Wilson and I found out in the courtyard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nInto Turkey-- Part Thirty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The little museum in Yalvac (aka Pisidian Antioch) is well worth seeing.\u00a0 It has a room dedicated to Paul and the remains of his period, though sadly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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